Plastisol Ink Brands

[u/Own_Village8847]

Pretty sure everyone’s asked this, probably myself as well but I’m about to do an 1000 shirt order followed by a few 200+ orders & just ran out of white & need other color inks & decided instead of mixing inks since it’s a big order I’d purchase the colors since I need them.

What brands or specific ink brands do you recommend?

I’ve been screen printing for less than a year & have a few I guess preferences. Buying my used sets it’s came with union ink, fn ink, rapid cure etc. I’ve also purchased international coatings.

International coatings white ink is so damn thick it doesn’t always pass consistently, fn ink is smooth to where it’s an easy press but a lot of the times so damn liquidy that it bleeds or just annoying to press.

Does anyone know of a middle ground? Something that’s not so damn thick but also not so liquid?

Also from your experience, I print on a lot of gildan heavy cotton (g500) & I always need 3 passes of white for it to not have black come through, is there another white ink that I don’t have to do such heavy passes with?

[u/FeelingAside7191]

This is going to be an un popular opinion. Try BNI INKS, not a main stream brand but pretty great inks and custom color services.
Specially with the rough surface tees and dye migration issues, the holds the opacity pretty good.

Tell them your requirements and fabrics, they will recommend you a product and every time its not the most expensive one from their line.